"The law of preventive detention should not be used merely to clip the wings of an accused who is involved in a criminal prosecution. It
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"The power under Section 151 CPC is not intended to be used in a routine manner and merely for asking. If permitted to be so
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"Contempt jurisdiction cannot be permitted to become an alternative mode of execution of every civil decree." Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling
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"The period was a term of the contract to which the defendant himself agreed; a stipulation generous to the purchaser cannot, in the defendant's hands,
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"Tribunal about giving right of recovery to the insurer, merely because the impugned judgment states that the right of recovery is granted to the insurer
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"The Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the CrPC or Article 226 of the Constitution need not restrict itself only to the
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"The mere preference of a party for a particular mode of recording of evidence cannot curtail the discretion of the Judge. The contention that
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"Permanent alimony was not granted to petitioner No.1 only because she failed to establish the financial capability and status of the respondent/husband. Therefore, this Court
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"The entire suit land is a big chunk of land, and in the absence of any identification of the structure and the other part of the
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"It is settled position of law that mere wrong provision of law would not be a ground to set aside the order if otherwise the Court
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Delhi High Court, in a ruling dated 29 September 2026, held that a Trial Court is duty-bound to frame additional issues under Order XIV Rule
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"The documents were filed for the purpose of consideration of an application under Order I Rule 10(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure which was
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"The legislature has consciously provided this right of refund on demand as an unconditional absolute right to the allottee, if the promoter fails to give possession of the apartment,
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"The sine qua non for invoking Order 2 Rule 2(2) against the plaintiff by the defendant is that the relief which the plaintiff has claimed
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"The appellant having paid the money voluntarily and the terms and conditions stipulated in the e-auction notice having provided for the entire amount paid by
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"The doctrine of parity in project-wide acquisitions mandates that when lands are situated in the same vicinity and acquired for an identical public purpose, it
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"It is a well-settled postulate of criminal jurisprudence that pre-trial incarceration cannot masquerade as punitive detention, particularly when the commencement and conclusion of the trial
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"A confessional statement made before a police officer cannot, by itself, and in the absence of any independent material lending support thereto, constitute a basis
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"The right to live with dignity, free from the fear of violence, is an intrinsic facet of the fundamental guarantee of life and personal liberty
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"The procedure governing certification, sampling, preservation and disposal of narcotic substances under Section 52A of the NDPS Act and the applicable Rules constitutes an important
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"The sine qua non for invoking Order 2 Rule 2(2) against the plaintiff by the defendant is that the relief which the plaintiff has claimed
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"The appellant having paid the money voluntarily and the terms and conditions stipulated in the e-auction notice having provided for the entire amount paid by
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"The doctrine of parity in project-wide acquisitions mandates that when lands are situated in the same vicinity and acquired for an identical public purpose, it
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"It is a well-settled postulate of criminal jurisprudence that pre-trial incarceration cannot masquerade as punitive detention, particularly when the commencement and conclusion of the trial
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"A confessional statement made before a police officer cannot, by itself, and in the absence of any independent material lending support thereto, constitute a basis
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"The right to live with dignity, free from the fear of violence, is an intrinsic facet of the fundamental guarantee of life and personal liberty
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"On preponderance of probabilities, it can be concluded that the victim was a bona fide passenger and that absence of recovery of his ticket cannot
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"There cannot be part acceptance and part rejection of the statement of the prosecutrix for the purpose of Section 366 IPC and partial acceptance of
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"The exercise of discretion under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India to do complete justice to the parties is because there is no
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"The rationale underlying the award of interest lies in compensating for the deprivation of the use of money lawfully due to a person." Supreme Court,
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"The opening words of Clause 32, ‘in the event of the early termination of this Charter Party’, make it clear that repossession of the Vessel is
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"Under no circumstances, the respondent-father, as long as he is facing prosecution, can be considered to be a person entitled to custody of the children."
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"We hold that the Tender Years Doctrine cannot be applied as a determinative principle in the present case, and that the issue of custody must
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"The reticence of a victim of a sexual offence, or of a person compelled to witness one, may spring from fear, from shame, from social
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"The appointment of a legal aid counsel and the recording of the complete deposition of the star prosecution witness on the self-same day, without the
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"The power of alternate sentencing to cover the hiatus between 14 years and death, cannot be applied by the Sessions Courts. Hence, the sentence of life
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"The constitutional prohibition contained in Article 311(1) is attracted only where the order of dismissal or removal is passed by an authority subordinate in rank to
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"The constitutional prohibition contained in Article 311(1) is attracted only where the order of dismissal or removal is passed by an authority subordinate in rank to
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"The investigating officer or the Special Juvenile Police Unit shall engage the services of an expert in child and adolescent psychiatry/clinical psychology in consultation with
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"The police machinery cannot be utilised for the purpose of holding the husband at ransom so that he could be squeezed by the wife at
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"The law of preventive detention should not be used merely to clip the wings of an accused who is involved in a criminal prosecution. It
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"The power under Section 151 CPC is not intended to be used in a routine manner and merely for asking. If permitted to be so
read more
"Contempt jurisdiction cannot be permitted to become an alternative mode of execution of every civil decree." Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling
read more
"The period was a term of the contract to which the defendant himself agreed; a stipulation generous to the purchaser cannot, in the defendant's hands,
read more
"Tribunal about giving right of recovery to the insurer, merely because the impugned judgment states that the right of recovery is granted to the insurer
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"The Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the CrPC or Article 226 of the Constitution need not restrict itself only to the
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"The mere preference of a party for a particular mode of recording of evidence cannot curtail the discretion of the Judge. The contention that
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"Permanent alimony was not granted to petitioner No.1 only because she failed to establish the financial capability and status of the respondent/husband. Therefore, this Court
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"The entire suit land is a big chunk of land, and in the absence of any identification of the structure and the other part of the
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"It is settled position of law that mere wrong provision of law would not be a ground to set aside the order if otherwise the Court
read more
Delhi High Court, in a ruling dated 29 September 2026, held that a Trial Court is duty-bound to frame additional issues under Order XIV Rule
read more
"The documents were filed for the purpose of consideration of an application under Order I Rule 10(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure which was
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"The legislature has consciously provided this right of refund on demand as an unconditional absolute right to the allottee, if the promoter fails to give possession of the apartment,
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"The procedure governing certification, sampling, preservation and disposal of narcotic substances under Section 52A of the NDPS Act and the applicable Rules constitutes an important
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"Permitting condonation of delay petition as a matter of course for the Government would have an adverse effect on the institutionalising inefficiency and it would,
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"The safeguard embodied in Section 36-A(4) is not a mere procedural formality, but a substantive statutory protection before the period of detention beyond the prescribed
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"Merely due to registration of the case, the licence cannot be suspended. The licensing authority has not recorded any satisfaction for suspending the licence." Madhya
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"The 6th respondent or other competent authority shall consider the request of the petitioners for settling the liability in terms of the One Time Settlement Scheme
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"The governing question in contempt is not whether the subsequent decision is correct, but whether there has been clear, deliberate and willful disobedience of
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"The defence can take advantage of any statement made in the cross-examination. There is nothing in law that precludes the defence from relying on their evidence."
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The Juvenile Justice system in India has evolved significantly over the years, reflecting the changing societal values and international commitments towards the rights of children. The Juvenile
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Cross-examination is a critical component of the adversarial legal system, particularly in India, where it serves as a powerful tool for truth discovery. The process allows the
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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The introduction of "The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023", "The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023", and "The Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023" marks a significant milestone in the Indian legal framework,
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